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August 31, 2022

Brett’s Sound Picks: Hudson Mohawke’s “Stump” (2022)

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August 24, 2022

Brett’s Sound Picks: Abul Mogard’s “Like Water” (2022)

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August 11, 2022

Brett’s Sound Picks: Bing and Ruth’s “Nearer (solo piano)” (2022)

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August 3, 2022

Brett’s Sound Picks: Nils Frahm’s “Lemon Day” (2022)

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July 19, 2022

Brett’s Sound Picks: Teddy Rok’s “Awake” (2022)

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June 29, 2022

Brett’s Sound Picks: tstewart’s “Airstream” (2022)

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June 22, 2022

Brett’s Sound Picks: Scanner’s “You And Me” (2022)

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June 15, 2022

Brett’s Sound Picks: Steve Reich’s “Reich/Richter: Cross fades” (2022)

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June 2, 2022

Brett’s Sound Picks: Low Altitude’s “Into The Blue” (2022)

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May 17, 2022

Brett’s Sound PIcks: Julia Kent’s “Echo Of Wings” (2022)

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Thomas Brett is a musician and writer who holds a PhD in ethnomusicology from New York University. He is the author of Principles of Electronic Music Production and The Creative Electronic Music Producer, a book described by Sound On Sound magazine as “a deep philosophical analysis of the various creative inspirations, ideas and processes involved in producing electronic music.” His essays have appeared in the journals Popular Music and Popular Music and Society, as well as edited collections by Routledge, Oxford, and Cambridge University presses. Thomas has played percussion on Broadway since 1997 and writes about music at brettworks.com.